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October 18, 2021

‘It’s Just Hard to Find Somebody’: Navigating Childcare During the COVID Pandemic

Jackson Newspapers – Patricia Kelly, owner of Precious Memories Kid Care, said it’s always been difficult finding childcare employees, but the pandemic has made it worse. Read the full article.

COVID-19 caused several of Patricia Kelly’s childcare employees to leave. For some, they quit out of caution to stay safe and healthy, others were terminated because they didn’t take the pandemic seriously, Kelly said. 

She has 12 childcare employees, but she needs more. Precious Memories is offering open interviews because they need help immediately — this isn’t the only childcare facility that feels this way. 

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